Recent content by ryanwc

Another thing, that Henry's answer calls to mind. For the previous two, failed efforts, I had set the RS to drain the batteries fully, then recharge them. This time, I just put them in and didn't try to condition them first. I vaguely remember reading about some batteries that need a cycle of...

Thanks, folks. I seem to have made the Radio Shack charger work. The batteries are now in our programmable thermostat and it's working. I suspect maswov's answer may have been correct. The Radio Shack charger does not have a switch to toggle between NiCd and NiMh. Even the first couple...

I have two battery chargers, one from roughly 2002, and one from about 2009. Both worked, but I haven't used them in recent years. Tried this week, and both have failed. I'm wondering why. The older charger is a Radio Shack "Universal NICD / NiMH" charger. Universal because it has slots for...

I don't take offense at SGKent mentioning that this forum, like any web forum, needs to be taken with a grain of salt, and that any solution would need to be vetted by all the interested parties and tested in a real-world setting. I still appreciate what seems like a sound explanation from...

It's also worth noting that my question relates to early voting, a setting in which we have not yet used the new equipment. We did use the new equipment in precincts in a local election. We don't have large volumes in precinct, so each was served by 2 touchscreens (and 2 printers), running to...

Thanks, all. This is very helpful. I still look forward to additional responses, but wanted to give my thanks now.

The vendor's proposed solution is putting every pair of printers on a CyberPower PR1500 UPS. If I understand, it's the "line interactive topology" that would allow this UPS to prevent peak draws from blowing building circuits. But it's not actually clear to me that that's true. And, even if...

For what it's worth, we're using a LaserJet Pro 402dne. Specs sheets say 548W on a continuous feed of 40 ppm, and 600W max draw. Does that seem realistic to people here? Or is there a brief peak draw that is significantly higher than 600W? And if so, how high might that possibly go? I've...

Thanks for the reply, Bill. Most of the sites have at least 2 circuits in the room used, and at larger sites, we can likely bring in additional power. But we've got 50 sites, and the idea of trying to get a 2 booths per circuit ratio everywhere is daunting, requiring interventions large and...

Re: Put in separate circuits for multiple laser printer? If anyone is still watching this thread, I've got a related question. I help organize early voting for an election office. Our new voting system gives people the option of making their selections on touchscreens, but they must print the...